Cattle - Case studies
Calves and young stock
Nigel and David Maidment see improvements in calf performance on their expanding calf rearing enterprise following the adoption of enhanced herd health procedures, improved housing and new technology. Further information... (1.5MB)Neil Thorne aims to reduce the incidence of calf pneumonia through improved calf housing/ management and team working. Further information…
Roger and Ivan Gay discover that better ventilation and a better isolation/quarantine policy can make the difference to the health of their beef herd. Further information…
Mary and Brian Martyn improved results by giving calf welfare and disease prevention top priority. Further information...
Ben Bennett manages new arrivals, uses labour saving equipment and benchmarks to optimise performance. Further information...
Dairy
200 cow North Dorset dairy farm sees 50% reduction in mastitis cases amongst cows calving within 6 months of taking on action plan developed with Vet Julian Allen. Further information 
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Phil Allin discovers how cubicle design can prevent lameness and improve cow comfort. Further information (73 KB)
Vet nutritionist James Husband highlights role of nutrition in metabolic diseases in dairy herds such as milk fever, metritis and displaced abomasums. Further information (304 KB)
Robust monitoring revealed problems with cell counts and mastitis, lameness and heat detection in Robert Graham’s herd. Further information...
XL Vets and farmer Andy Dale are targeting herd fertility, nutrition and mastitis in their farm health planning project. Potential financial gain is already plain to see. Further information...
Septembers edition of UKVet features a cattle initiative case study on the benefits of active health planning in controlling Bulk Milk Somatic Cell Count (BMSSC) on a dairy farm in West Lancashire. Further information (172 KB).
Beef
XL Vets and farmer Richard Maundrell focus on calving patterns and keeping disease out as part of their plan. Further information...
Barry Brooks and his vet tackled Bovine Respiratory Disease and pneumonia reducing total calf deaths from 18% in 2005 to 6.5% in 2007. Further information...
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